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Challenger Gold Reports Heavy Exploration Spend Funded by Fresh Equity Raising

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  • Challenger Gold posted significant operating and investing cash outflows, driven by production, exploration and development costs.
  • The company offset these outflows with substantial equity raisings, underscoring reliance on markets to fund growth.
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Challenger Gold Reports Heavy Exploration Spend Funded by Fresh Equity Raising

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Challenger Exploration Limited ( (AU:CEL) ) has provided an update.

Challenger Gold Limited reported a cash outflow from operating activities of A$8.7 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2025, largely driven by production, staff, and corporate costs, contributing to a A$12.9 million outflow year-to-date. Investing activities resulted in a further A$7.5 million quarterly cash outflow, mainly from exploration, evaluation and mining development spending, partly offset by currency conversion gains and prior investment disposals, bringing total year-to-date investing outflows to A$20.4 million. The company strengthened its liquidity via A$30.1 million in equity raised during the quarter (A$74.1 million year-to-date), modest option exercise proceeds, and repayment of earlier borrowings, indicating continued reliance on capital markets to fund its exploration and development program and maintain operational momentum.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:CEL) stock is a Hold with a A$0.21 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Challenger Exploration Limited stock, see the AU:CEL Stock Forecast page.

More about Challenger Exploration Limited

Challenger Gold Limited is a mining exploration entity focused on gold, operating under the ASX framework and engaged in exploration, evaluation and development activities, alongside investments in property, plant and equipment and mining development assets.

Average Trading Volume: 5,703,925

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: A$485.1M

For detailed information about CEL stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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